GLENDALE, Ariz. - A questionable hit from the Los Angeles Kings ended the Phoenix Coyotes' season in 2012 and another one started it in 2013.

A knee-on-knee collision between Kings captain Dustin Brown and then-Coyotes defenseman Michal Rozsival preceded the game-winning goal in overtime for the Kings in Game 5 of the 2012 Western Conference finals.

Ever since then, the rivalry between the Pacific Division foes has been spiked with animosity.

And apparently, bad blood doesn't sleep in the preseason.

Midway through the first period of their preseason opener Sunday at Jobing.com Arena, Kings center Jordan Nolan leveled defenseman Rusty Klesla with an open-ice hit.

In-house video replay showed that as Klesla was looking down at the puck on his stick, Nolan led with his shoulder to Klesla's head and left his feet on the follow-through. The league will most likely review the hit.

Rule 48 describes a hit to the head where the head is targeted or is the principal point of contact as illegal. Positioning and if the recipient put himself in a vulnerable spot is also considered.

"It seemed to me like a guy got hit in the head, and a player left his feet," Tippett said. "But that's not for me to diagnose. The league does a good job of those and when they feel like there's a violation committed, they take action."

Nolan was assessed a two-minute roughing penalty but was targeted as soon as he returned to the ice, and a batch of penalties were handed out as a result of the player scrum.

"I thought it was clean," Nolan said to lakingsinsider.com about the hit. "He was skating through the middle of his ice, and I was just focusing on his chest , and I feel like I hit him square in the chest."

Nolan was handed a two-minute minor for embellishment and a 10-minute misconduct. Coyotes protector Paul Bissonnette was slapped with the most severe punishment — a game-misconduct for leaving the bench.

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Brendan Shanahan is in his second season of handing out supplementary discipline. During the 2012-13 regular season, he handed out 15 suspensions and six fines. Total games: 36. Total lost pay: $553,820.21. In the playoffs, he has suspended five players for a total of 12 games. A look at who he has suspended or fined:
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June 5: Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Duncan Keith was suspended for one game for what Brendan Shanahan called a retaliatory high stick to the face of Jeff Carter. The Los Angeles Kings center needed 20 stitches. "Even if Carter does chop down on the top of Keith's hand, that still does not justify that extent of Keith's actions," Shanahan said.
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May 16: San Jose Sharks winger Raffi Torres was suspended for the remainder of the second round for his hit that injured Los Angeles Kings center Jarret Stoll. Though his Torres' shoulder initially hit Stoll's shoulder, Brendan Shanahan said it was a glancing blow and Stoll's head was the principal point of contact. Torres ended up serving six games.
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May 5: Justin Abdelkader got a two-suspension for charging Anaheim Ducks defenseman Toni Lydman. Brendan Shanahan said Adbelkader launched upward on his hit and he traveled a long distance, giving him ample time to make another decision on the hit.
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May 3: Ottawa Senators defenseman Eric Gryba was suspended for two games for stepping up and hitting Montreal Canadiens forward Lars Eller, who suffered a concussion and broken teeth on the play.
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April 24: Los Angeles Kings captain Dustin Brown was suspended for two games for an elbow that struck the Minnesota Wild's Jason Pominville in the face, injuring him. Lost pay: $34,324.32.
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March 30: Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nate Thompson was suspended for two games for an illegal hit to the head of New Jersey Devils forward Matt D'Agostini. Lost pay: $9,729.72.
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March 21: Toronto Maple Leafs winger Joffrey Lupul received two games for an illegal check to the head of Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman. Lost pay: $45,945.94.
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March 20: Florida Panthers left wing Eric Selleck got the worst of this fight with Carolina's Kevin Westgarth. Shanahan also ruled that Selleck came off the bench on a legal line change to start the fight, a violation of Rule 70.2. That led a one-game suspension, in addition to an automatic one-gamer for instigating a fight in the final five games of regulation. Lost pay: $5,945.94
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March 13: Anaheim Ducks right wing Corey Perry was suspended for four games for a late hit on the Minnesota Wild's Jason Zucker the night before. Zucker, who caught a shoulder in the head, left the game and didn't return. Lost pay: $115,135.12.
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March 4: Buffalo Sabres forward Patrick Kaleta was suspended for five games for shoving New York Rangers center Brad Richards into the boards the night before. Richards returned quickly to the game, but Kaleta is a repeat offender. Lost pay: $76,219.25.
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March 3: Philadelphia Flyers forward Harry Zolnierczyk was suspended for four games for leaving his feet to check Ottawa Senators defenseman Mike Lundin on March 2. Lundin has a concussion. Lost pay: $12,972.96.
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Feb. 25: San Jose Sharks forward Ryane Clowe was suspended for two games for leaving the bench on a legal line change and starting an altercation with Andrew Shaw. The Chicago Blackhawks forward had hit Clowe's teammate, Joe Pavelski, seconds earlier. Lost pay: $39,198.18
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Feb. 20: Vancouver Canucks right wing Jannik Hansen was suspended one game for hitting Chicago's Marian Hossa in the back of the head with his forearm. Hossa left the game and didn't return. Lost pay: $7,297.30
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Feb. 6: Columbus Blue Jackets forward Brandon Dubinsky was the first player to receive the new, maximum $10,000 fine for his hit from behind on Los Angeles Kings defenseman Rob Scuderi. The fact that Dubinsky rolled off the check and had no prior disciplinary probably saved him from a harsher penalty.
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Jan. 30: New York Islanders forward Colin McDonald was suspended for two games for a hit from behind on Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Ben Lovejoy. Lovejoy wasn't hurt on the play. Lost pay: $7,567.56.
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Jan. 23. Philadelphia Flyers center Brayden Schenn was suspended for one game for a charging infraction against New Jersey Devils defenseman Anton Volchenkov. He skated from the bench directly at Volchenkov and leaped before hitting him. The defenseman wasn't hurt. Lost pay: $4,702.70.
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Nolan's hit led to a choppy and chippy finish, with the Coyotes rallying for a 4-2 win.

The Coyotes were down 2-0 after giving up breakaway goals within the first three minutes, but their special teams play was a highlight.

"If you can take anything out of the first game that's a positive, that would be it," Tippett said.

Wing Jordan Szwarz scored short-handed in the first, and wing Mikkel Boedker and captain Shane Doan both had power-play goals in the second.

The prettiest goal came on a short-handed, three-on-one attack with prospect Max Domi, center Martin Hanzal and defenseman Keith Yandle in the third with Yandle finishing the passing sequence with an easy tap-in.

Detroit Red Wings defenseman Ryan Sproul (48) takes the puck behind the net as Toronto Maple Leafs right wing Troy Bodie (40) gives chase during the third period in a game at the Air Canada Centre. The Toronto Maple Leafs won 3-1.
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Sept. 27: Islanders center Josh Bailey (12) clears the puck from a scrum in front of the net during the third period against the Predators in Uniondale, N.Y. Bailey scored a goal to help New York win 6-4.
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Sept. 27: Blues center Derek Roy (12) and Wild center Charlie Coyle (3) take a face-off during the first period in St. Louis. Roy had an assist to help the Blue win 4-1.
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Sept. 27: Red Wings forward Johan Franzen, right, crashes into Maple Leafs goalie Jonathan Bernier during the first period in Detroit. Franzen had a goal and an assist to help the Red Wings win 5-2.
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Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Andrej Meszaros (41) checks New Jersey Devils center Travis Zajac (19) during the third period at the Prudential Center. The Devils won the game 4-1.
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Sept. 15: Blues wing Magnus Paajarvi (56) checks Stars defenseman Kevin Connauton (23) along the boards during the first period in Dallas. St. Louis won 6-5 in a shootout.
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Sept. 14: The NHL preseason opened with the game in Belleville, Ontario, that had been canceled by last year's lockout. Winnipeg Jets forward Scott Kosmachuk, left, scores on Washington Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby during the second period.
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